Above Rubies Podcast is a podcast created by a mom for every mom (and parents for that matter) embracing parenthood and sanity. Here to help you get by through weekly discussions on parenting, relationships, home, and faith as you juggle daily in life!
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A show where US and Philippine military families are encouraged & empowered to live their best life as a military family through stories of people who have lived it. Welcome to the Afterthought on the Military Family podcast! I'm your host, Mami Redj. In this show, I'll share, not only my experiences as a military wife but also the stories of military members' spouses, children, and even parents who have faced disappointments and excitements, challenges and celebrations of this chosen lifest ...
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EP 24: How Sonny Sets Foot in the US Military's Tip of the Spear by Choosing the Army (Part 2)
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32:53How true is this: You can take the Pinoy out of the Philippines but you can't take the Philippines out of the Pinoy? My guest moved to the US when he was two and always wanted to serve in the military since he was five. He served in the US Military and US Foreign Service, yet married a Filipina. Even though he doesn't speak Filipino, he didn't let …
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EP 23: How Sonny Sets Foot in the US Military's Tip of the Spear by Choosing the Army (Part 1)
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31:21How do you choose one dream job over the other? Should you really give up one? Or should you do both? Sonny Busa, my guest for this week, pursued both by using one goal as a stepping stone. He may have hated what he had to do to get in and stay at West Point, but he was able to achieve both. How? By having the discipline to finish what he started, …
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EP 22: How the Unwavering Faith of an Ex-call Center Agent Made Her Dream of Having a Podcast Marketing Agency a Reality
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43:47Don't get me wrong. Keeping faith and manifesting work BUT unfortunately it's not enough. With her unwavering faith as her guide, Eloi was able to make one of her dreams a reality simply by not waiting for it to happen. How? By taking action. So listen to this episode to see a different side to Eloi as she bares it, fears and all, to share with us …
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EP 21: Struggles In Life of An Engineer Mom That Built Her Podcast Management Career
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46:00Are you an OFW who's longing to be with your family in the Philippines? Are you tired of doing physical jobs and curious to transition to working from home? Do you want to pursue a career in podcasting but don't know where and how to start? In these changing times, we really need to learn how to adapt; otherwise, we would be left behind. But how do…
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EP 20: The Secret to Managing an Online Community, a Podcast Agency, and Her Own Home With Nilyn Matugas
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53:10How did Nilyn, a pastoral intern whose parents are both pastors, end up working as an inventory assistant for a US-based retail company? Has she always done things her own way? And what's behind her fearlessness when it comes to switching careers even though it will make her start all over again? In this episode, you'll hear from Nilyn how she uses…
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EP 19: A Former House Helper's Leap Of Faith Turns Her To A Successful Podcast Manager
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59:26How did Rowela transition to a white collar job while working as a domestic helper? What is the biggest reason why Rowela renewed her faith in God? How can military spouses, housewives, or mothers take advantage of the internet and work-from-home opportunities despite their hectic schedules? In this episode, Rowela discusses the reasons why she cho…
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EP 18: Former US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. Shares His Service Life & Military Advocacy (Part 2)
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35:23How does the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs help U.S. military veterans in the Philippines? What are the benefits available to U.S. military veterans residing in the Philippines or the United States? What are the military values that children learn or adapt from their parents who serve in the military? In this episode, Former U.S. Ambassador H…
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EP 17: Former US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. Shares His Service Life & Military Advocacy (Part 1)
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34:01What role does foreign service play in aiding the families of deployed military personnel? What are some of the ways society can assist and support military service members, veterans, and their families? What are the differences between military service and foreign service careers? In this episode, Former US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. discusses ho…
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EP 16: Mami Redj Reacts to EP 04; When Should You Stop Parenting and Simply Be A Parent?
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36:32What do military parents really go through? How did Episode 4 affect me as a mother? When should you stop parenting and simply be a parent? In this episode, I try out a different episode format, where I react to my earlier episodes. So please share your feedback and suggestions with me so I can create better content for you. Why you’ve got to check…
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EP 15: From Becoming An Army Dude, then Band Vocalist Husband, to Being the Best Dad!
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54:01How does the boot camp experience in the United States Army compare to other branches of the United States military? How does the US military prepare service members for civilian life once they retire? What are the similarities and differences between military service and foreign service careers? In this episode, listen to Edwin discuss his life, f…
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EP 14: Getting Candid With Cris About His 10 Years in the Military (Part 2)
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30:14How does a US Navy service member handle relationships while on ship duty? What can you expect on your first PCS? What are the ways you can take care of yourself and your mental health? In this episode, Cris Balce shares how his relationship with his then fiancée, now wife, was put to the test to the point they almost broke up. Also, you’ll hear ab…
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EP 13: Getting Candid With Cris About His 10 Years in the Military (part 1)
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31:17What are the advantages of learning everything about your assigned duties or tasks as a military service member? What exactly does the US Navy Fleet do when it’s stationed or deployed overseas? What are the advantages and disadvantages of serving aboard a ship or being sent to strategic regions through a US Naval Ship? In this episode, Cris Balce t…
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EP 12: Heart to Heart With Joseph: How Having a Supportive Family Helped With His Military Career Success
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37:30What can family members do if their military service member is experiencing work-related stress and burnout? What are the advantages of practicing martial arts or maintaining a fitness regimen while serving in the military or being deployed? What are the favorable attitudes and characteristics that propel our guest's military service career to succ…
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EP 11: This Girl Doesn’t Only Set Goals; She Scores Them
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40:40What is the benefit of including Filipino values in the boot camp? How did Dada manage to finish college with departmental honors while serving the country? How can military members de-stress? In this episode, Dada, a US Navy service member, tells her journey not just as an active duty member, but also how she overcame obstacles to complete her col…
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EP 10: Just Chillin’ With Mac on Conquering Her Mental Health Struggles
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40:47Why would you choose the Navy over the other branches of the U.S. military? How can a military member deal with homesickness while deployed? How do service members maintain their mental health while deployed? In this episode, we'll learn why Mac chose the Navy over pursuing culinary arts in college, how she dealt with her mental health concerns thr…
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EP 09: Gracey Under Pressure: Hear Her Out. Promise! She Has Five Good Points
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47:44Why would a parent want their children to pursue a career in the military? How do you instill patriotism in children? What are the benefits of including CAT and ROTC training in your school curriculum? In this episode, we’ll hear from Gracey Aleki her take on teaching, serving in the military and the proposed mandatory ROTC, as well as the Five Poi…
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EP 08: The Chief and His Fiancée: From Going Dutch to Getting Hitched
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36:48Was it difficult to date a military service member? What are the ways partners can show their love and support to one another? How do you stay emotionally connected with a service member during LDR? In this episode, you’ll learn from Jessa how she and Travis keep their relationship strong by building a strong foundation based on respect, love, trus…
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EP 07 - Truths About Life, Learning, Leadership, and Love From a Former Yeoman Now Navy Chief
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49:29Why is military service a good option when thinking of your future career? What are the pros and cons of deployment? How can serving in the military help you far more as an individual than receiving a paycheck? About the Guest: Travis Darling is the other half of a fast-growing YouTube channel and TikTok tandem, Jessa and Travis. He is an active se…
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EP 06 - How She Swiped Right For Mr. Right
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37:48How is it like to have a relationship with a service member? What happens during PCS? Should military spouses also pursue their passion or career? In this episode, you’ll learn from Chrish the challenges that come with being a military spouse, all while pursuing her passion/career and being pregnant at the same time. About the Guest: Chrish is a mi…
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EP 05: A Military Brat’s Journey Back to Civilian Life
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39:04How is life out of military service? What is the role of military families and/or spouses to the overall preparedness of the force? How can society help in supporting military families? Do civilian families face the same challenges as military families? Let's hear it straight from Vicky, a brat and a veteran, her difficult yet fun experiences in tr…
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EP 04: From a Proud Military Sister to an Honored Military Mom
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43:14What do military parents or siblings go through emotionally when their kids or siblings enter military boot camp? What noticeable changes do military parents or siblings see when their trainee graduates from the military boot camp? How do military parents or siblings prepare themselves when talking about their kids’ or siblings’ military deployment…
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Episode Description: What does it take to turn a boot camp trainee into a service member? How do the separation and commitment of a military spouse affect their families? How can the community help military families adjust to new assignments? In this episode, you’ll hear it straight from Garry about his personal experience in his military journey. …
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EP 02: An Overview of the Military Through the Eyes of a Service Member
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45:52What does it take to serve in the military? Why is it that there are people who are actually thinking of being a part of it? What are the pros and cons of having a family while in the service? If you’re wondering what the military is all about, then this episode is for you. Let’s hear it straight from a service member as he gives us a brief overvie…
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EP 01: My Own Afterthoughts on the Military Family
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43:25Are you curious about how military families live a life of constant changes and uncertainties? Do all military families face the same challenges? How do they make a house a home only to leave it behind in two to three years? In this episode, I will share with you my very own afterthoughts on the military family. Why You’ve got to Check out today’s …
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EP 00: Navigate Military Life with Mami Redj
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2:19What is it like to live the military life? It's like navigating uncharted waters, where changes are both inevitable and frequent. But you don’t have to go through it alone. Let's navigate military life together through Afterthought on the Military Family Podcast. Let me share with you how to be a supportive spouse and how to manage long-distance ma…
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ARP 025 - Grace lang talaga with Ptr. Norsie Lanzaderas
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31:02In today's episode, I am joined by one of my spiritual father, Ptr. Norsie Lanzaderas to talk about God's grace in times of challenges and to share the lessons from these experiences. Hope you are blessed by this conversation. ------------------ Follow IGBI-Bataan via the following: YouTube: https://bit.ly/IGBI-BataanYT Facebook: https://bit.ly/IGB…
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ARP 024 - Resources God Provides in the Times of Storm
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33:59We experience a lot of challenges in life. These challenges are not fun but are an important part of life and have many benefits once we overcome them. In today's episode, I am sharing the recording of when I was the Youth Speaker for Real Quick Talk: a Youth-led online group that does daily devotional sessions with our church youth. I talked about…
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In this episode, I am my recorded meditation when I was the Youth Speaker for Real Quick Talk - a Youth-lead online group that does daily devotional sessions with our church youth. Here, I talk about "Filter" - what it is, why people (especially youth) use it, and the danger of excessively using filters. I've also talked about how God sees us with …
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ARP 022 - Should Pastors & Ministers be Full-time or Part-time?
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50:06Are Pastors supposed to be working secular jobs or not? In this episode of Above Rubies Podcast, I invited two fellow working Pastors with me to discuss part-time and full-time ministry. I'm glad to be able to sit with Ptr. Kenneth Paul Rosero and Ptr. Jonathan Inting to talk about our lives as "part-time" workers, this never-ending discussion, and…
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ARP 021 - How Does a Pastor Prepare for Missionary Work?
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29:56Above Rubies Podcast is a podcast created by a mom for every mom (and parents for that matter) embracing parenthood and sanity. Here to help you get by through weekly discussions on parenting as you juggle daily in life. Thank you for "still" tuning in! We are now on Season 3 of the Podcast, I won't get this far without your help! Thank you so much…
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ARP 020 - Happy Fathers Day! The Biblical Standard of a Godly Father
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18:13This episode is a season 2 finale so I wanted to make it count! So Happy Father's Day to all Dads! Let's reflect on the Biblical Standard of a Godly Father. Connect with me via the following platforms: Website: https://www.abovepreciousrubies.com Twitter: @AboveRubiesBlog Instagram: @AboveRubiesBlog Facebook: @Above Rubies Blog…
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ARP 019 - What it's Like to be a Bible Student
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35:58If there’s one school that’s really close to heart, it’s the International Grace Bible Institute. It’s a school that trains men and women for excellence in handling the word of truth, rightly divided. So that men may see what is the dispensation of the mystery, established for the glory of God. Many people think enrolling in a bible school and surr…
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ARP 018 - Mother and Son Conversation with Nate the Natter
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26:51Nate just turned 7 so a few weeks ago, we went and recorded an episode where I ask him random questions to see what his thoughts are. It is a candid conversation and I wanted to record it for memory keeping's sake. Nate is a very talkative boy who always speaks his mind. To our future Nate, if you are listening to this, I hope this serves as digita…
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ARP 017 - A Glimpse of Our Lives as Pastor's Kids
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42:50Those who personally know me know that I am I Pastor and a Biblewoman’s daughter. And I think this is the perfect opportunity for you to see the thing no one almost even talks about: The life of a pastor’s kid. Being a pastor’s kid isn’t a guarantee that you are saved or that your life is going to get perfect. We, like ordinary people, are also sub…
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ARP 016 - The Pros and Cons of Being a Long-time Online Freelancer
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41:19The internet is great when used wisely, many online freelancers like me are grateful for the opportunities that the internet provides. Online freelancing can be long-term, short-term, project-based, fixed-rate, or hourly. I’m one to experience all these setups in different clients. A long-term freelancing gig provides assurance that you will always…
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ARP 015 - Turning Courage Into A Superpower
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25:11Ever since we're kids, we're told that the youth is the hope of the nation but sometimes, we (intentionally or unintentionally) undermine the capabilities of our young people. In this episode, I am joined by the virtual ate herself - Virtual Ate Le-an Lai Lacaba. We talk about how she started working from home at a very young age, her experiences, …
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ARP 014 - Faith and Parenting while Working from Home
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47:48We can all agree parenting is not an easy job! In this episode, I am joined by my colleague, Sunny Gault. Sunny shares with us how she juggles parenting while working from home - all these while also podcasting! Sunny also shares with us how she came to know Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior. Sunny's channels: Website: https://www.sunnygault.co…
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ARP 013 - Empowering Women on International Women's Day
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13:23Happy International Women's Day! I can't let the week pass without talking about this very important topic that empowers many women like me. It’s something we women are proud of. Centuries ago, we were not regarded as such. And although we still have a long way to go, we have gone a long way also.By Lynn Zencastr
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ARP 012 - Glorifying God in Your Marriage & Ministry
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50:25In this episode, we are joined by our Things to Come Mission, Inc. missionaries to Cambodia, Ptr. James and Mrs. Agape Bermejo to talk about their relationship and glorifying God in our marriage. They also give us a glimpse of their life as TCM missionaries.By Lynn Zencastr
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ARP 011 - Building a Digital Empire: MK Bertulfo's Story
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27:20Welcome to season 2 of Above Rubies Podcast! To start the season, I am grateful to have a sit-down session with Mommy MK as we talk about how she started Filipina Homebased Moms and how it turned into a massive digital empire...All these while raising Monkey too!By Lynn Zencastr
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ARP 010 - Season Finale: Giving Thanks in All Circumstance
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11:14It seems like it was just yesterday when I launched my podcast and now I'm ending the first season. Wow! Thank you so much for sticking around, I really appreciate you. In this finale episode, I'd like to remind all of us about how important it is to have a grateful heart and still be able to look into the bright side despite hardships. Let's also …
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ARP 009 - Parenting a Child with Autism with Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC
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24:20In today's episode, I have Maria Davis-Pierre, a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida to talk about all things autism. Today, Maria shares her experience in raising a child with autism, the reason for starting Autism in Black, Inc., and how she found out their eldest has autism. She also shares some tips for parents of kids with…
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ARP 008 - Parenting Talks with Dr. Berry Pierre
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26:47In today's episode, I am joined with my client for almost 2 years, Dr. Berry Pierre, who is a board-certified internet, podcaster of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry and the founder of Pierre Medical consulting. Join us as we talk about how he juggles life and work, sibling rivalry, parenting a child with autism, and quality time with kids. Dr. B…
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ARP 007 - Buhay Seaman with The Seafarer's Wife Diaries PH
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32:38In today's episode, let's talk about the life of a seafarer couple with my friends who I know personally. What are the misconceptions of marrying a seafarer, the challenges of long-distance relationship and parenting, and how, by God's grace, a couple can get through the challenges. The Seafarer's Wife Diaries social media channels: Facebook: The S…
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ARP 006 - Ministry and Godly Relationship with Ptr. & Mrs. Ramos
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36:08In today's episode, I have Ptr. and Mrs. Renante Ramos who are among the couples I look up to when it comes to giving their 100% in the ministry. By God's grace, they just celebrated their 15 years of marriage. It's a privilege for me to be able to talk to them about their hardships, challenges, and what led them to decide to commit to the ministry…
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ARP 005 – Avoiding Unsolicited Pregnancy Comments
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17:15Today, I would like to talk about something that really hits home: unsolicited pregnancy comments. Earlier this week, I was triggered to post something about this to remind my Facebook friends to be careful when it comes to giving unsolicited pregnancy comments. I feel like it was not enough and that it was not just coming from me but from other pe…
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ARP 004 - COVID19, patience & life talk with Nate the Natter
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25:37This week's episode, I am with my son, Nate just having a good talk about COVID19, his dream to be a chemist, to go to Japan, his favorite game, and a whole lot more. Nate is 6 years old and is in first grade this school year. We are not perfect parents, there are so many things we need to improve on in this parenting journey but our love for our c…
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ARP 003 – Homeschooling while freelancing with Mommy Belle
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52:17This week's episode we have Mommy Belle Prado, a tech-savvy geek who transitioned into a homeschooling work-at-home-mom after 17 years of working in the corporate world as a Systems Specialist. She says this “leap of faith” has always been one of the best decisions she’s ever made as she gets to spend more quality time with the family and is able t…
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